a marked growth...Expectation of Good Results Sepak Takraw Team Departs Bangkok to Participate in World Championships
Jul 05, 2025
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The Korea Sepak Takraw Association left for Bangkok, Thailand via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 4th for the men's and women's national teams to participate in the 2025 World Sepak Takraw Championship.
The national team will participate in the 2025 World Sepak Takraw Championship at the Hat Yai Convention Hall in Thailand from July 22 to 27 to challenge for the world's top.
This competition is hosted and organized by the World Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) and is a large-scale international competition involving more than 500 athletes from 30 countries around the world.
South Korea aims to compete in a total of five events, including quad and team lego events, respectively, and win more than four medals, and the national team plans to enhance its sense of practice through practical training and technical exchanges with Thailand's elite teams through two weeks of off-season training after arriving in Bangkok.
South Korea has proven its international competitiveness by recording a number of achievements at the recent World Championships, including two consecutive men's quad wins (2022, 2023), a women's lego championship and runner-up, and a men's quad team and a mixrio bronze medal in 2024.
The national team consists of veterans such as Sunwoo Young-soo (30, Goyang City Hall), Shim Jae-cheol (38, Busan Environmental Corporation), Shin Hee-seop (23, Gangwon-do Sports Council), Kim Young-chul (24, Cheongju City Hall), Jo Su-bin (23, Incheon Sports Council), and Lim Do-yeon (21, Gangwon-do Sports Council).
After recently winning two bronze medals at the Asian Cup, the world championships are expected to be a stage to gauge the achievements of generational change in practice.
Kim Jong-hun, the head coach of the Korean men's team, said, "Our team, which has shown clear growth since the last Asian Cup, expects good results in this World Championship based on teamwork and confidence."," he said of his determination.
In addition, this competition is expected to be a prelude to next year's 2026 Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games. The Korea Sepak Takraw Association intends to use this competition as an opportunity to expand sports diplomacy and international exchanges, not just to participate in games. Through cooperation with countries around the world, it is also expected to establish a multilateral cooperation system such as attracting international competitions, dispatching referees, and joint training in the future."
This is the first World Championship participation under Chairman Kim Young-jin, who took office this year. Chairman Kim Young-jin said, `I hope that the national team will successfully continue the generational change and raise Korea's status on the international stage, and with this event, the association will also be at a starting point for a new leap forward.' `This event will be a strategic opportunity to expand sports exchanges with the world and expand the foundation for international cooperation in the future.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
